Mysterious Lego sculpture in Florida in police custody

Miami – A huge Lego sculpture that mysteriously appeared this week on a Florida beach will remain in police custody for 90 days while investigators try to figure out who it belongs to, authorities said yesterday.

The more than 2.5m Lego Man weighing about 45kg turned up on the sands of Siesta Key beach off Florida’s Gulf coast on Tuesday, but no one has claimed responsibility for putting it there.

“The Sheriff’s Office is obligated to take and retain custody of the sculpture for a period of 90 days, just like all other lost and found property under this statute,” the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

“During this time, a determination will be made as to who has the best legal claim to it.”

A swimmer first reported the existence of the green, yellow and red sculpture, which says “No Real Than You Are” on the front, and “Ego Leonard” on the back.

The Danish manufacturer of the wildly popular brick-building toys – which opened the largest Legoland in the world in Orlando, Florida earlier this month – has denied any involvement in the incident.

The Sarasota Sheriff’s Office said it was “looking into the possibility of the sculpture being securely displayed so that it could be enjoyed by the community. However, the obligation to ensure its safekeeping takes priority.”

Join the conversation!

24.com encourages commentary submitted via MyNews24. Contributions of 200 words or more will be considered for publication.

We reserve editorial discretion to decide what will be published. Read our comments policy for guidelines on contributions.

24.com publishes all comments posted on articles provided that they adhere to our Comments Policy. Should you wish to report a comment for editorial review, please do so by clicking the 'Report Comment' button to the right of each comment.

Tell us a bit about yourself:

Saving your profile

Settings

News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
If you wish to personalise the page based on your preferences, please select a
location for each component and click "Submit" in order for the changes to
take affect.

Your Location*

Weather*

Always remember my setting

Saving your settings

Facebook Sign-In

Hi News addict,

Join the News24 Community to be involved in breaking the news.

Log in with Facebook to comment and personalise news, weather and listings.